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Visiting the Princess's Sister

The next morning, the three women saddled up again, this time to visit Lilia's sister, Salixa, in her manor in the next town over. It was close enough they didn't need to travel by carriage, so Janessa and Greta got to witness the snowy, icy beauty of Northfjord. They traveled through the woods, always followed by guards. Janessa couldn't help but admire the wintry beauty.

"I grew up a duchess, not a princess," Lilia explained as they rode. "My sister inherited the family estate when our parents died, as I was already married to Vidar. She lives there with her husband Mordan and their children. Though she complains constantly that she needs more staff to properly run the place."

After thirty minutes of riding through the cold but lovely forest, they arrived in the town of Snow's Grove. The name was similar to Anya's hometown, Wind's Grove, and provoked homesickness in Janessa. She hurriedly stuffed it down. She had to be a model lady-in-waiting today.

Duchess Salixa greeted them at the door with a child nursing from her breast.

"Please, come in!" Salixa said. The women entered. As she passed the duchess, Janessa noticed that, despite having a child young enough to nurse, Salixa was heavily pregnant. She shuddered at the fate that awaited women. A fate that, if she was unable to return to being Prince Jasper, awaited her as well.

They took tea in the parlor, every now and then one of the children running in to ask their mother for something. Janessa counted at least seven, probably more, given how similar the youngest ones looked.

Janessa felt tense at first, uncertain about how to take tea with a duchess and princess. But she followed Greta's lead, and soon settled in, getting more comfortable as the day went on. They discussed the war in Karagot, current political tensions in Northfjord, and the latest family news. Greta and Janessa found themselves put on the spot, asked about their own families. Greta answered first, allowing Janessa time to craft an answer that fit with the lies she had told Lilia two months ago. Salixa and Lilia seemed satisfied with their answers.

Eventually, the time came for them to return to the castle for dinner. Salixa hugged each of them on their way out. While Janessa and Greta mounted their horses, Lilia stayed back, speaking quietly with her sister.

Lilia joined the former concubines and mounted her own horse.

"If I may ask," Janessa said hesitantly, "what were you speaking with your sister about?" Lilia smiled before answering.

"You have the right to ask it, as it concerns you two. We were discussing..."


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